mille-feuille en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (General-American)
- (Received-Pronunciation)
- /miːlˈfɜː.i/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American)
- /ˌmilˈfɔɪ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /miːlˈfɔɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French mille-feuille (literally “a thousand sheets”). Doublet of milfoil. Compare Spanish milhojas.
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) A type of pastry made of several layers of puff pastry usually filled with cream or custard, and topped with icing or sugar.
“Into French food we try to put Japanese techniques, and the traditional Japanese artistic feeling,” Mr. [Susumu] Fukui said. […] Here, mille-feuille is not a flaky pastry confection but layered slices of sashimi in a traditional French vinaigrette.
1983 November 9, Susan Heller Anderson, “Coast’s Latest: ‘FrancAsian’ Cuisine”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| millefeuille | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mille-feuilles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Napoleon slice · vanilla slice · custard slice
Synonyms
napoleon · Napoleon pastry · Napoleon cake
Translations (47)
eu hostopil (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · vi bánh minfơi (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · nl tompoes (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · no napoleonskake (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · vi bánh minphơi (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · el μιλφέιγ (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · sv napoleonbakelse (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · fr mille-feuille (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · hu krémes (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · yue 拿破崙 /拿破仑 (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · ca milfulls (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · hy նապոլեոն (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · fi napoleonleivos (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · cmn 法式千層酥 /法式千层酥 (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · cmn 拿破崙酥 /拿破仑酥 (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · cmn 蝴蝶酥 (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · id kue napoleon (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · sh кремшните (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · fi napoleoninleivos (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · pl napoleonka (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · he קְרֶם שְׁנִיט (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · ar مِيل فُوي (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · fa میلفِی (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · es milhojas (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · he מִילְפֶיּ (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · ro cremșnit (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · da napoleonskage (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · sh kremšnite (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · pt mil-folhas (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · he עוּגַת נָפּוֹלְיוֹן (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · ru наполео́н (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · ja ミルフィーユ (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · az Napoleon tortu (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · yue 拿破崙千層酥 /拿破仑千层酥 (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · bg милфей (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · fa شیرینی ناپلئونی (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · ko 밀푀유 (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · lb Mille-feuille (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · de Cremeschnitte (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · ca milfulles (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · gl milfollas (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · ar مِيل فَاي (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · cmn 拿破崙蛋糕 /拿破仑蛋糕 (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · tr milföy (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · it millefoglie (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · li craemsjnitje (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) · bg наполеон (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry)